Mayor of Turkey’s Cizre suspended by ministry over terror charges Turkey’s Interior Ministry has suspended the mayor of a southeastern town over inciting people to armed uprising and terror propaganda. A curfew which was implemented late Sept. 4 in the Cizre district of Şırnak would be removed as of 7:00 a.m. on Sept. 12. Post-curfew photos tell … Read more
Notice allows governors to call soldiers to duty in fight against terrorism The government has paved the way for Turkish Land Forces soldiers to be used to intervene in acts of terrorism and public incidents, as tension grows in the country, with 30 Turkish security forces recently killed in three separate attacks in three days by … Read more
Council of Europe urges immediate access to Cizre by independent observers Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks has urged Turkish authorities to allow independent observers to enter Cizre, amid growing concerns of serious human rights violations Deputies and Ministers from HDP March towards Cizre Bianet :: English HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, ministers and about … Read more
HDP leader speaks out on latest violence across Turkey Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has condemned the violence that has enveloped the country and resulted in numerous attacks against his party’s buildings, warning perpetrators about the consequences of their actions. Pro-AKP columnist threatens Hürriyet columnist with death ‘We could crush you like a fly … Read more
The news in Turkish here. ———– Kurdish civilians hit by snipers as Turkey cracks down on militants World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch in Silopi and Cizre Residents of south-eastern towns say they are living under daily terror from marksmen after new law authorising use of live ammunition to quell protests US Embassy in … Read more
5 Stories To Understand Pro-AKP Assault on Turkey’s Largest Newspaper The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya That stone… Tweets from AKP MP who took part in Hürriyet protest show he had supported Al-Nusra An AKP deputy has stirred controversy on social media with an old tweet in which he showed support for an al-Qaeda-linked group, hours after he … Read more
Hürriyet Daily Attacked after the Clashes in Dağlıca Bianet :: English A group of people attacked and broke the glasses of the building of Hürriyet Daily by shouting slogans in favour of the President Erdoğan and soldiers who died during conflicts. Pro-government protesters pelt daily Hürriyet building with stones Daily Hürriyet’s Istanbul headquarters was attacked by around … Read more
Meraklısına Çeşme Cep Rehberi Efendiiim, “Çeşme Vakti Geldii, Ahalii!” başlıklı yazımın devamı niteliğinde, Çeşme’de benim sevdiklerimin listesi aşağıda. Buyrun tepe tepe kullanın! 🙂 Gidilebilecek plajlar: Sıcacık suyu olan, Maldivler mavisi ama dalgalı deniz sevenlereIlıca Halk Plajı (giriş bedava, duş 2 tl, kendi şemsiye ve sandalyelerinizi götürebilirsiniz, ama kiralanacak şezlong-şemsiye de var) Burada içine ılıca suyu akan noktayı bulun … Read more
Mock jihadist attack ‘did not panic customers,’ Turkish hotel claims A Turkish hotel which staged a “poolside jihadist assault” as entertainment has refuted a British media report that its customers were “panicked,” hotel managers have told daily Hürriyet. Turkish hotel’s mock terror attack upsets British holidaymakers World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Holiday firm apologises after customer complains … Read more
Timeline: Turkey’s coalition government talks, 2015 In other news: Top court says law banning tutoring centers violates right to education, private enterprise Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s top court has declared the closing of private tutoring centers, known as “dershanes,” were a restraint on the right to education and would leave the private enterprise unprotected, thus making … Read more
Turkey’s key air base poised to host anti-ISIL coalition aircraft As Obama and Erdoğan finalized a deal, the İncirlik military base in southern Turkey is expected to open to anti-ISIL aircraft in early August Turkish soldier killed in clashes with Isis across Syrian border World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Turkey is building a ‘modular wall’ along part … Read more
Turkish court issues media ban over Suruç bombing A court has ordered a publication ban on photos and videos of the deadly bombing in southeastern Turkey in the latest instance of gag orders on the media after major crises. Suruç Explosion Protesters Attacked Once Again in İstanbul Bianet :: English The police attacked Suruç Explosion protesters in … Read more
No preconditions for coalition: Turkish PM Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is heading into the coalition government formation process with no preconditions nor prejudices. HDP open to coalition with unwilling AKP: co-chair Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ has said her party has not closed the door on … Read more
Erdoğan’s lawyer demands aggravated life sentence for Turkish journalist over news story President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against a Turkish newspaper and its editor over a critical news report, asking him to be jailed for life. The move came hours after Erdoğan said the journalist would pay a “heavy price.” 400 intellectuals show … Read more
Turkey’s Best Election Campaigner Isn’t Even Running for Office Read the Bloomberg piece here. OSCE parliamentarians to observe Turkey’s upcoming election Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary election in Turkey and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission, the organization said in a written statement … Read more